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Himachal to probe Karchham-Wangtoo firing at myHimachal (1105 words) |
 | Virbhadra Singh directed the Divisional Commissioner to conduct the inquiry of the incident by according top priority and submit the report to the government for further necessary required to be taken in the matter to provide relief to the affected people. |
 | Virbhadra Singh said that the agreement for implementation of the Karchham- Wangtoo Hydro Electric Project was signed by the previous government and the work on the same was started later on. |
 | Virbhadra Singh said that his government was conscious of the environmental aspect while allotting hydro electric projects for execution in the state and had earlier as well cancelled a number of them to safeguard the ecology of the state as well as the interests of the people. |
| HIMACHAL ADJUDGED BEST IN EDUCATION (903 words) |
 | While speaking in Chief Minister conclave Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh said that there should be equal seats in Rajya Sabha to strengthen the federal structure of this country on the pattern adopted in American Senate and present system of allocating Rajya Sabha Seats on the basis of population criteria should be done away. |
 | Shri Virbhadra Singh Chief Minister said power supply to farm sector is being supplied at the price level of the lowest category of domestic consumers in the Himachal Pradesh and added that 90% of Himachal farmers are small and marginal category farmers. |
 | Shri Virbhadra Singh Chief Minister said that new markets are being set up in the state besides expending and modernizing the existing markets to meet the growing requirement of fruit growers, traders and consumers. |